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3 minutes ago, cochamps said:

Agree that Mitchell seemed to accept his role well and played hard.  However, it allowed defenses to guard 4 with 5 players.  Thought he probably got too many minutes.

Yep. and they could have probably just gone to Sir Jabari from the word go- but maybe there was some benefit to having the 6 man of the year.  I don't know.  Also- who knows what the opportunity cost of brining him in financially was...

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Just now, Wulaw Horn said:

Yep. and they could have probably just gone to Sir Jabari from the word go- but maybe there was some benefit to having the 6 man of the year.  I don't know.  Also- who knows what the opportunity cost of brining him in financially was...

He was the main one, imo.  Perhaps Arterio, but just to see if he was hot on a given night.  It doesnt sound like he is a fit going forward... but personally I liked his game.

32 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

It’s important to remember though, that some of this instability happening is because of the Chris Beard situation. Not sure Brumbaugh or AJ Johnson leave if the coach they committed to wasn’t fired for DV charges. We thought guys might bail in the middle of the season when it first happened. They waited until the season was over instead.

I expect a certain level of instability to be the new normal with the portal, but I don’t necessarily expect it to this extent every single year. 

Johnson could have decomitted at any point between December and today. He stayed because of Terry. Johnson would still not be coming to Texas if CB was still the coach. He took the pro money without the commitment to having to go to classes for a semester.

Mitchell was a good teammate but he likely wasn't worth what we had to pay him. If that money could have been used for another 4th or 5th year transfer it would have likely been better for Texas. 

 

 

 

This is the main problem I see with 5 stars moving forward. The formula for winning is to now get older and more experienced. That makes it even more problematic for 5 star developmental players because playing time becomes an issue. 

 

It’s good for college hoops as a whole though. The quality of play was so much higher than when cal and Duke were rampaging with 5 star one and dones. 

So, RT is going to be the head in charge of building a team potentially/nearly from scratch?

Have we heard anything about whether the assistant coaches who helped build the team last year will be around next year?


 

I was told that there were a handful of blue chip recruits and/or transfers that were waiting for the official announcement of RT as HC.

Caveat - I was a supporter of RT getting the HC gig. He earned it. But it would be helpful to see some good news at this point.

14 hours ago, Lonestar88 said:

It’s important to remember though, that some of this instability happening is because of the Chris Beard situation. Not sure Brumbaugh or AJ Johnson leave if the coach they committed to wasn’t fired for DV charges. We thought guys might bail in the middle of the season when it first happened. They waited until the season was over instead.

I expect a certain level of instability to be the new normal with the portal, but I don’t necessarily expect it to this extent every single year. 


The portal and NIL are brand new. This is literally uncharted territory. It is pure delusion to make a statement like this. 

Here's the deal to me.  Do some of these kids not watch their fucking film?  Especially when it comes to playing time.  Do they have the drive and quite frankly anger it takes to outwork and usurp a talented starter to get your minutes.  Hunter got more and more minutes as he improved over the course of the season, but he could have gotten more minutes a lot earlier with a higher level of play.  Look at Marcus Carr this year vs the year before.  He simply did not live up to the billing year one, but he worked hard and became the player that everyone expected him to be.  Mitchell simply could not consistently play at a high enough level to push other more experienced players out of the way.  And why was that?  Usually... it's less than stellar defense, and an unwillingness to work hard to further develop your talent.  Defense is the one really unselfish part of basketball.  You need EVERYONE to play good defense.  If you don't play good defense you are letting everyone else on the court down, as you are the weakest link.  

Basketball is the one sport where a reasonably talented player can cash a pretty decent paycheck if they have talent (even if their defense is weak) as there are so many international leagues out there you can make some pretty good coin for a couple years. 

I think because of the team size, the portal and NIL it will become more and more rare to actually build teams over time.  It's gonna be attrition and replacement over, and over, and over.  And in a way, that may actually not be a good for Terry as some coaches.  As I truly believe he values his relationships and building them.  And that may be hard to do with the disrupter that is the portal (combined with NIL).  I will also say that with Terry's desire for defense nearly any talented player could benefit from improving their defense, and in turn their NBA prospects.  Because of these uncertainties, that is why I say we will find out soon if Terry can recruit.  I know he has recruited well in the past, but the portal and the NIL have changed the game dramatically.  But like I said we are going to get a report card very soon,  as players are now able to start signing on the dotted line up until May 17th. 

Hopefully we can get a signing to build some momentum shortly.  We are in the mix for some good names, now we just need to close one or two to start defining the team for the remaining players out there.  And we need more NIL money, (ask Miami).

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21 hours ago, closetojumping said:

 

Hahahaha. What a clusterfuck. They have to be shitting themselves right now in the basketball offices. 

Did you make a new account on Twitter or are you just not on Twitter anymore?

6 minutes ago, Davidtcch11 said:

Did you make a new account on Twitter or are you just not on Twitter anymore?

I don't understand the question. I have closetojumping on Twitter, but I don't really use it. Is there some other account you're associating me to?

11 hours ago, irishtexan said:

I was told that there were a handful of blue chip recruits and/or transfers that were waiting for the official announcement of RT as HC.
 

That is indeed what we were told.  We got suckered yet again by the $9.95ers who told us what we wanted to hear to justify their boy RT getting the job.

He can still be the guy, but it was supposed to sound like we were going to be getting 2024 recruits and transfers as soon as CDC hit send on the RT tweet.

3 hours ago, Newy25 said:


The portal and NIL are brand new. This is literally uncharted territory. It is pure delusion to make a statement like this. 

Which part? The part where I say the Beard situation may have affected these kid’s decisions or the part where I say I expect upheaval but not of the entire roster every year. I don’t think either of those require such a dramatic response from you.

Former ORU coach Paul Mills and K-State Jerome Tang were on the Baylor staff together.

12 hours ago, irishtexan said:

I was told that there were a handful of blue chip recruits and/or transfers that were waiting for the official announcement of RT as HC.

What if I told you they were waiting and the post-announcement answer is our now.

2 hours ago, Herpa Derpa said:

What if I told you they were waiting and the post-announcement answer is our now.

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52 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

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Au contraire , Pierre.  It makes sense if you think a little.  The answer we are getting now is just not the one we were led to expect.

6 minutes ago, cochamps said:

Au contraire , Pierre.  It makes sense if you think a little.  The answer we are getting now is just not the one we were led to expect.

Yea if it was written like that sure.

29 minutes ago, cochamps said:

Au contraire , Pierre.  It makes sense if you think a little.  The answer we are getting now is just not the one we were led to expect.

You think Terry told them to hold off announcing until he secured the bag?

1 hour ago, UTEE97 said:

You think Terry told them to hold off announcing until he secured the bag?

I'm thinking that when RT was announced, they left for greener pastures.  With Johnson, greener quite literally.

We all thought “this guy fucks” during March Madness. Now he’s in an environment where everybody fucks and he’s missing a testicle. C’mon Donewald. It’s time to show some heuevos. 

Really curious the time table of our first portal commit. I feel like other schools are getting multiple and we have 0. 

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12 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Really curious the time table of our first portal commit. I feel like other schools are getting multiple and we have 0. 

Abmas will probably visit next weekend. You can see Sheldrick's visit schedule up there. They'll come.

2 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Abmas will probably visit next weekend. You can see Sheldrick's visit schedule up there. They'll come.

I’d be surprised if the Virginia kid doesn’t end up at Duke. And I’ll be surprised if abmas doesn’t pick KSU and tang. Hope I’m wrong.

2 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

I’d be surprised if the Virginia kid doesn’t end up at Duke. And I’ll be surprised if abmas doesn’t pick KSU and tang. Hope I’m wrong.

Battered Longhorn Syndrome 

Our diplomas should come with free therapy 

34 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Really curious the time table of our first portal commit. I feel like other schools are getting multiple and we have 0. 

I understand the instinct to worry, but we didn’t have any transfers last year on this exact date either. 
 

There is plenty of time, 2 years ago Marcus Carr didn’t commit to us until Mid July.

20 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

I understand the instinct to worry, but we didn’t have any transfers last year on this exact date either. 
 

There is plenty of time, 2 years ago Marcus Carr didn’t commit to us until Mid July.

Don’t ruin my pity party Mr.

2 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

We’re going to lose.  Big. 

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2 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

RT, you better start getting your shit together 

Lulz, Texas didn't want him.

51 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Lulz, Texas didn't want him.

All of the fly by night, oh hey it's not football season, fans were clamoring for him.  I think everyone else accepted we had to do it, but early returns are not looking great.  Still early, but I think we need to start seeing more positive signals from the portal to feel comfortable.

2 minutes ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

All of the fly by night, oh hey it's not football season, fans were clamoring for him.  I think everyone else accepted we had to do it, but early returns are not looking great.  Still early, but I think we need to start seeing more positive signals from the portal to feel comfortable.

They have lost 1 guy they wanted, and are hosting their top 2 this upcoming week. Apparently, Nunn was a done deal to Baylor until he tripped to Texas, and now Baylor is fighting tooth and nail not to lose him. Texas is fine.

2 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

So when does “we didn’t want him” turn into “we take who we have to” 

My guess is not until the guys we want decide where they are going.

2 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

So when does “we didn’t want him” turn into “we take who we have to” 

When Abmas, Nunn, and Shedrick make up their minds.

6 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

RT, you better start getting your shit together 

Gerry reported a while ago that Olivari wanted way more NIL $ than we wanted to offer.

Gerry just posted a Hi thread, which means we got a commitment. He didn't specify football or basketball, but something is about to be announced. Considering coming out of the weekend with both sports hosting, it could either one. I really hope it's Nunn.

14 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Gerry just posted a Hi thread, which means we got a commitment. He didn't specify football or basketball, but something is about to be announced. Considering coming out of the weekend with both sports hosting, it could either one. I really hope it's Nunn.

For the sake of the basketball board that would be imperative.

49 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Gerry just posted a Hi thread, which means we got a commitment. He didn't specify football or basketball, but something is about to be announced. Considering coming out of the weekend with both sports hosting, it could either one. I really hope it's Nunn.

May be football transfer related?  

 

 

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Gerry did say he doesn’t expect that to be his only thread of the week after Trill committed.

Man I haven't posted here since I used hotnickels as a tag and this was shaggy......

I'm rooting for RT........ but he really never should have gotten the job TBH.  He's not one of the top say 50 coaches in the game........those are the caliber of guys we should be targeting.  I get that he "earned" this opportunity - but he's REALLY going to have to turn it up a level or two or three..........thousand

Good luck to the man

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